Peterborough City Council
The Results Are In: City Council Ignored UsRobert Gibson explores Council’s decision to ignore looking at survey results prior to making a decision and city hall practices that may silence and further oppress individuals and groups who are most impacted by council’s decisions.
City Council Approves Police Budget IncreaseSpencer Wells reports on the City's decision to increase the Peterborough Police Service (PPS) budget by 2.43% amidst calls from Black Lives Matter Nogojiwanong to defund the police, and re-allocate those funds to social services. Learn more about how the PPS budget gets drafted each year.
Save Inverlea Park Marlee Lunshof breaks down the City's decision to list the beloved and historic Inverlea Park as a potential site for the City's new Firehall. Find out what your City Councillor is saying about it, and how the community is responding.
The City of Peterborough has a Budget! Council adopted the 2024 City Budget during a meeting on December 11th which includes a property tax rate increase of 7% - down from 9.59% in the original draft budget proposed by City Staff.